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That's the scouting report from Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan, who faced off against Bennett for one season in the Ontario Hockey League and describes his new teammate as a royal pain-in-the-you-know-what.

"It was his first year playing against me as a rookie, and he was always giving little chops and stuff," Monahan recalled. "He's a little pest, but he's got a lot of skill and he plays with heart, and I think that's what you want in a hockey player.

"He competes hard. I think he's going to be a great addition to our team."

After spending all of last season at the Saddledome, the 19-year-old Monahan is exempt from Flames development camp this week, but he made a trip to Calgary for a few workouts with new strength and conditioning coach Ryan van Asten and was hanging around Monday at WinSport's Markin MacPhail Centre.

There are lofty expectations for Bennett, and Monahan is partially to blame.

The sixth-overall selection from the 2013 NHL Draft scored 22 times in his rookie campaign and also skated for Team Canada at the world championship.

For Bennett, who was the highest draft pick in Flames' history at No. 4 but only turned 18 last month, that's a tough act to follow.

"I just told (Bennett) to be himself and play his game," Monahan said. "Obviously, he's a good player and whatever he does (at development camp), it's going to help him to make that step and he's going to learn from that."

That's the scouting report from Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan, who faced off against Bennett for one season in the Ontario Hockey League and describes his new teammate as a royal pain-in-the-you-know-what.

"It was his first year playing against me as a rookie, and he was always giving little chops and stuff," Monahan recalled. "He's a little pest, but he's got a lot of skill and he plays with heart, and I think that's what you want in a hockey player.

"He competes hard. I think he's going to be a great addition to our team."

After spending all of last season at the Saddledome, the 19-year-old Monahan is exempt from Flames development camp this week, but he made a trip to Calgary for a few workouts with new strength and conditioning coach Ryan van Asten and was hanging around Monday at WinSport's Markin MacPhail Centre.